Calm brown and green tones were used to highlight the architecture of Ayer Itam Temple, evoking a soft and tranquil mood. Trees was suggested with dark greens applied with fluent strokes in contrast with the building complex. The scene is bathed in a warm glow, giving an atmospheric impression of the picturesque landscape. Tan Peng Hooi is perhaps one of Penang's best kept secrets in the arts, being versatile in painting almost any subject including nudes, flowers (orchids and lotus), landscapes, fishing villages and harbours, animals, fowls and birds. His specialty is creating the atmospheric backdrop effect. He has held solo exhibitions at the Penang State Art Gallery (1980, 2009), The Art Gallery Penang (1993, 1999), and at the USM ABN-AMRO Arts and Cultural Centre, Penang (2005).